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Dorothy May King fonds
CA EDM MS-237 · Fonds · 1977
  • File 1: "Childhood Memories of Edmonton, 1902-1911" written by Dorothy May King in conjunction with Christina McQueen McKnight, and Jean McQueen Siemens (1977)
  • File 2: Portrait of John Rowand painted by Dorothy May King (n.d.)
King, Dorothy May
CA EDM MS-243 · Fonds · 1905 - 1955

The fonds consists records and photographs created or accumulated by the Reed or Clarke families of Reed’s Fine China and Gifts.
The photographs include interiors and exteriors of Reed’s stores as well as photos of William Reed, Russell Clarke and some members of their families and staff.
Item List:

  • a blank sales bill with the original store name “Reed’s Tea & Bazaar Store, Phone 1783, 102-104-106-108 Jasper Ave West”
  • Ledger - Monthly cash book November 1905-December 1908 (with initial note: ‘Edmonton, November 25th, 1905, W.H. Reed this day commences business’).
  • Article: “A Store at the Gateway of Tomorrow: All About a Well Known Western Gift Store”, Gift Buyer, Vol. 5, No. 2, April 1943 (photocopy).
  • Article: “How We Brought China and Glass to Alberta in 1905”, Gift Buyer, Vol. 17, No. 11, November 1955 (photocopy).
    The records include references to Russell Francis Clarke, William Henry Reed, Reed's Fair and Reed's Tea and Bazaar
Reed's China and Gift Shop
CA EDM MS-537 · Fonds · 1940-1978

The fonds consists of materials created or collected by Alice Roswell Schroeder of Edmonton and dating from 1940 to 1978. The fonds consists of a history of the Little Mountain Cemetery and a list of interments as compiled by the Alberta Genealogical Society. There are also clippings, a scrapbook, prints and cards, and a publication of the genealogy of the Rowswell-Hutchings families of Poplar Lake (929 ROW).

Schroeder, Alyce Rowswell
CA EDM MS-595 · Fonds · 1969 - 2010

The Gay and Lesbian Archives captures many aspects of Edmonton’s gay and lesbian population, ca. 1970 to the mid-2000s and the growth of organizations and groups to facilitate and serve them. The primary organizations represented in the fonds, and described as the first four series of the fonds are: the Gay Alliance Toward Equality (GATE), Gay and Lesbian Awareness (GALA), the AIDS Network of Edmonton Society, and the Gay and Lesbian Community Centre of Edmonton (GLCCE). Within each of these organizations, are administrative records including bylaws, constitution, meeting minutes and documents, financial statements, and correspondence, as well as any type of activity or committee records maintained by the said organization.

There is inter-relatedness to many of these organizations, and the boundaries between their activities and mandate can be hard to distinguish from one another. Series 5, as an example, is the Edmonton Pride Festival Society records, which had origins with both GALA and GLCCE but outgrew both organizations to form its own society in 1999, and is concerned with numerous on-going annual pride events organized for Edmonton. Other series in the fonds that have origins in earlier organizations include Series 9: Civil/Human Rights; Series 12: Organizations; and Series 13: Resources and References. Responsibilities for collecting in these series shifted as organizations and their committees closed and reopened under new names and structures, and so the decision was made to organize the records within separate series to better describe them and capture this evolution.

The remaining series in the fonds represents a way to organize the records to reflect what has already been donated, but also allow for expansion as further accruals are received.

Smaller series in the fonds include series 6, the University of Alberta Gay organizations; series 7: Sporting Associations; and Series 10, Youth Related Organizations and Resources. While relatively small yet in extent, there is the potential for growth within each of these series as new University-related groups, sporting organizations, and youth-focused associations relating to Edmonton’s GLBQT population form. Gay cultural and social organizations were also established in Edmonton, and two of the series in the fonds relate directly to these: Series 8 is records of the Vocal Minority Music Society which later became Edmonton Vocal Minority, and Series 11 contains records from some of the clubs and entertainment venues that operated in Edmonton. The connection between series is again obvious, as for example, the gay entertainment clubs often hosted events and activities as fundraisers for the Aids Network of Edmonton. Continued expansion in these series is also likely.

A final series was created to capture those files created by Michael Phair, a well-known Edmontonian and activist for the gay community of Edmonton. His name is connected with many of the groups represented in this fonds, and he was a prime mover behind the gathering and preserving of the Gay and Lesbian archive.

Series are as follows:

  • Series 1 – Gay Alliance Toward Equity (GATE)
  • Series 2 – Gay and Lesbian Awareness (GALA)
  • Series 3 – AIDS Network / HIV Edmonton
  • Series 4 – Gay and Lesbian Community Centre of Edmonton (GLCCE) / Pride Centre of Edmonton
  • Series 5 – Edmonton Pride Festival Society / Pride Events
  • Series 6 – University of Alberta Gay Organizations
  • Series 7 – Sporting Associations
  • Series 8 – The Vocal Minority Music Society / Edmonton Vocal Minority
  • Series 9 – Civil / Human Rights
  • Series 10 – Youth Related Organizations / Resources
  • Series 11 – Clubs / Entertainment Venues
  • Series 12 – Organizations
  • Series 13 – Resources and References
  • Series 14 – Michael Phair records
Gay and Lesbian Archives of Edmonton
Robert H. Johnston fonds
CA EDM MS-815 · Fonds · 1904, 1906

The collection consists of two group portrait photographs of students and teachers at the Edmonton High School. The school was located on 108th Avenue between 101 and 104 Streets and later became known as Victoria High School.
One photo is of the Executive of the High School Literary Society which was a school club interested in literature and debating and also published a newsletter, The High School Topics.
Robert H. Johnston is in both photographs.

Johnston, Robert H.
Ella May Walker fonds
CA EDM MS-52 · Fonds · 1887-1952, predominant 1943-1952

The fonds consists of correspondence and interviews relating to the research for her historical novel, 'Fortress North'. It also includes a manuscript for the book and her ink and watercolour illustrations for each chapter, a series of historical paintings of Edmonton and area, records relating to her work for the City of Edmonton Archives and Landmarks Committee, and miscellaneous correspondence, sketches, and notes.
The photographs include various Edmonton scenes, the Walker family and friends as well as photographs of her paintings and woodcut prints of images used for her book.
The artwork includes her original paintings and two sculptures.

Walker, Ella May Jacoby
Esther A.J. Clark fonds
CA EDM MS-22 · Fonds · 1878-[1967?]

The fonds consists of handwritten memoirs of homesteading, farming and life in early Alberta (approx. 1878-1911) written by Esther Clark. The memoirs include references to other family members, relatives and friends: C. Berquist, John P. Levin, Alida Levin Skalin, Lillie Spaulding and Ethel Tooze.
The photographs are of members of Esther’s family, including her husband and parents.

Clark, Esther A.J.
James Finlay Falconer fonds
CA EDM MS-70 · Fonds · 1911 - 1974

This fonds consists of correspondence, brochures and pamphlets relating to James Finlay Falconer’s civic activities and historic events in early Edmonton and Alberta.

Falconer, James Finlay
Dorothy Willmore fonds
CA EDM MS-110 · Fonds · [ca. 1920]

The fonds consists of postcard greeting cards, predominantly Christmas but also Best Wishes, military (“He Served His Country’) and New Year’s. Also includes two lacquer-finished postcards of drawings of Sussex, England countryside.
The records include references to Dorothy Kendall Willmore Quehl, Norman Willmore, John (Jack) Willmore, and Dr. Eby Quehl.
The photograph is a postcard of the Edmonton City Dairy with the milk bottle on the roof.

Willmore, Dorothy Kendall
Johnston Family fonds
CA EDM MS-111 · Fonds · 1927 - 1938

This fonds consists of letters, greeting cards, a normal school evaluation, property financial documents, three issues of The Gateway (University of Alberta student newspaper) featuring articles on socialism.
The photographs include family members, the Johnston home and automobile.
The books include the 'Gold Medal Flour Cookbook', 1910 (641.5 WAS) and 'The Eugene Field I Knew', by Francis Wilson, 1898 (811.4 WIL).
File List:
File 1. Provincial Normal School, Edmonton – evaluation for Miss Pauline Johnston, n.d.;
File 2. Correspondence - Letter from Pauline to her father, Jan. 17, 1934; Letter from National Institute of Music and Arts to Mrs. Johnston, re Ben’s music lessons, Sept. 7, 1938.
File 3. Cards including Christmas and Valentine’s Day (hand made)
File 4. Financial records - City of Edmonton taxes, 1927; American Express travel insurance, 1937; Invoice for Electrolux vacuum cleaner, 1938
File 5. The Gateway (University of Alberta student newspaper), Nov. 16, 1934; Nov. 20, 1934, Nov 23, 1934.

Johnston Family